Pneumocystis carinii involvement of the liver and spleen: CT demonstration.
Patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are subject to a variety of infections, including Mycobacteria avium intracellulare, cytomegalovirus, Cryptosporidium, and Pneumocystis carinii. Pneumocystis is most commonly associated with a potentially fatal pneumonia in AIDS patients. Other organ involvement by Pneumocystis is rare. We present a patient with hepatic and presumed splenic infiltration by Pneumocystis.
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Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed